Valve.



A. W. MELANDER. VALVE.

ARPLICATIGN FILED bfc. 1. i915.

l 276,673 Patented Aug. 20, 1918i WITNESSES: INVENTOR Amm l Uhl MTE@ diialll@ tfillfllill AUGUST W. MELANDER, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNGR, BY DRECT AND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, T0 FOUNTAN FAUCET COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF MIN* NESOTA.

VALVE.

Application led December 7, 1915.

To @ZZ whom, t may concern Bc it linoivn that l, UoUs'r ll. MELAN- mfr a subject of the King of Sweden, an( residing atl the city and conntv of San Francisco and State of California. have invented new and useful lnzprovements in Y1faires, of which the following is a specification.

rl`liis invention relates to a faucet valve.

rlhe object of the present invention is to provide a simple` substantial self-closing valve lnirticularlv intended for use in connection with a fountain faucet, forming the subject matter of a co-pending application` entitled fountain faucet, filed December T. 19,15. Serial No. 65,501.

Further objects will hereinafter appear.

T he invention consists of the parts and the construction and combination of parts. as hereinafter more full)7 described and claimed, having reference to the accompanying drawings? in Which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a faucet, showing the application of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a cross section .on line 2 2, Fig. 1. f

Fig. is a cross section on line v3--3 Fig. 2.

Fig. t a plan section on line 49A, rig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. showing the distributing valve turned into a position `where Water is permitted to discharge through the upper passage.

e 's a perspectfve view of the 'distributinnI valve. y

Fig. is a perspective vieiv of one end of the main valve stein.

Referring to the drawings in detail, A indicates a faucet casing, provided with an intake 2, which is adapted to be connected with a Water inain or any other suitable source of supply, and 3 and i indicate a pair of discharge passages, the upper of lwhich terminates in a drinking fountain 5, While the lower terminates in an ordinary faucet bib 6. Formed in the casing intermediate of the intake and discharge passages is a valve chamber 7, one end of which communicates through an opening 8 and a passage 9 with the intake 2, While the other end is closed by a suitable forni of stufhng box 10. Extending through the stuffing box is a valve stem 11 on the inner end of which is secured a disk 127 the purpose of which Will later be described. The valve stem proper. indicated Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Ang. 20. 1915.

Serial No. 65,502.

at l1 is adapted to 'be turned b v a handle 13 and is also adapted to be reciprocated Within the valve chamber and through the stufling box 10 by the cani faces 14 and 15. The cari 1l is stationary and is formed as an :integral part of the stui'ling box cap 10J. while the cam 15 is carried or formed integral7 with the handle 13. Turning movement of the handle will. therefore, be transmitted to both turn stein 11 and sin'inltaneonsly move 't outwardly through the stalling box and chamber 7. rEhe cam face 15 is double and the valve handle 13 may. therefore. be turned in either direction to assume either dotted line position shown at 13a and 13b. 'it is. however, normallyv held in the full line position. shown in Fig. 1 by means of a spring 16 interposed between the dishV 12 and the end of the stuffing box 10. rhis spring exerting its pressure against the disk normallyv forces the stem inwardly and together with the arrangement of the cams 1t and 15 forms a i'neans whereby the valve mechanism hereinafter to be described is not onlr normally, but also automatically closed. Referring to Fig. it will be seen that \alve seat S is foi i ed on one side of the opening S and that a valve 17 is loosely n'iounted the end of the stem 11 in a position where it is adapted to forni a closure for the opening 8 to preventadmission of YWater through passages 2, 9 and opening 8. The valve 17 is preferably independent of the main stem to this extent. that it is provided with a stein 18, which is loosely supported in thereeess 19 formed in the end of the stem 11. The valve chamber 7 is circular in cross section.y shown in Figs. 3 and 5 and mounted interior of said chamber is a split sleeve valve 20. This valve is provided With a. single discharge openinO' 21, which is adapted to register with either one of the other of the discharge openings 3 and il; .means must, therefore7 be provided for turning the sleeve valve and this is accomplished by forming a lug 22 on the disk 12 which projects out sufficiently far to till the space between the valve casing and the split Oa formed in the sleeve valve. Turning movement of the stein 11 by means of handle 13 is thus imparted through disk 12 and lug 22 to turn the sleeve valve 20 in one direction or another. When turned to assume the dotted line position, shown at 131l registe will he iiiade hetu'eeii dischaigje oiiieuiugi 2l aud the disehai'gie passage "23, while turniug 1ii iife1`i-ieiit ot the handle to the posi hewn at lBb hi'iiigs opening 2l iiito al l meat with the loa'ei' discharge. passage el.

iheii it desu-ed to Close oit' the water it is oulv necessari' to f 'i'i Il release the ii toi-ee the supply handle; the sjiiiig stem nach i l eut ott xiii source ot waiei' euppijf. and will le had; to the liu-ai closed positioi, shown iu Fig. il,

1 he discharge passage ;l assumes the Sitioii intermediate of passa Ao Water will then with , me time tuiu i ching the packing as it accomplished by p eci Y loes-e follower l0" between the packing and the si iiig lo. A loose Washer i8 is also gietei'alljf posed hetreei'i the opposite end the spring and the disk i9 aud this tft-gethei with the follower itl" eliminates any tugiiingv tendency ot the spring when the stein tuiiied hf.' the handle thus pie eutiiig; the tearing ot the packing oi unnecessary twisting ot' the spring, which mig-ht inter iei'e with the operation ot the mechanism, as a Whole.

The mite as a Whole is simple, suhstimtial iu construction, is easily opened to direct the Water either to the 'fountain 5 o1' the faucet 6, and is furthermore :uito-iiiatieally closed when the handle 13 is released. It is, therefore7 impossible to go oil" and leave the faucetruiming.

The provisions ot the *salve l'is one of the ia'ipoitaut teatui'es ot' the pieseiit iiifeiitioii.r as this Ywhen Closed takes ail the piessiue et the Water supply, theiehg7 ieheviag' the maui operating' parts. such as ie judgment and expeiieiiee oil the manui'aetuie may dictate.

: .f1V .i Y. l! iii ioiia, piopoiiiohs and muioi 'details oi eoiistiuetioii may he resorted to Within the scope oi the appended Claim and thatA do not wish to limit iiiyselii to the speitie deeigu and eouetiuetioii here shown.

Hating thue deseiihed u invention? what if if' .E i uw L Y v T3# p l iauii aan. @diie io steine ,13' lieiteis l ateut is- A taueet, coiupi'isuig, iii Coiuhmatiou, a faucet easing having' :in uptulned discharge passage and a down turned discharge passage, zi eyliiidiieal distiihuti112@` chamber eehiieeted by its side through separate ports 1with said discharge passages, an intake passage Connected with one eiid ot said distributing chamber, a 'valve stem entering the. oth i' eiid of said chamber, a stutiiiig box iii said Chamber through which said stem eX- teiids and toi'aied With a cani -face, a Cani on said stem eopei'atiiig With said Cam face to reciprocate said stem by the ievoiution of said stein, a -falve i-eiiiovably mounted 011 the iiiiiei' end of said stem adapted to close the passage entering said distributing chamber in one position of Said stem, a spying urging said valve into closing positioii, au expaiisihle split sleeve Valve rotatahle iii said distributing chamber zuid having a port adapted to i'egistei" with eitliei1 one oi' said discharge passages and in intermediate position closing both of' said passages,a1id a connection between said stem and sleeve Valve for iotatiiic the iattei by said stem.

ln testimony *Wheieotl I have hereunto Set my hand iii the. presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

AGST il?. iitiiesses WV. V. HEALEY, M.. E. ilwne.

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